Visual Slam Roadmap Save

Roadmap to becoming a Visual-SLAM developer in 2022, inspired by web-developer-roadmap and game-developer-roadmap.

Visual-SLAM is a special case of 'Simultaneous Localization and Mapping', which you use a camera device to gather exteroceptive sensory data.

Below there is a set of charts demonstrating the topics you need to understand in Visual-SLAM, from an absolute beginner difficulty to getting ready to become a Visual-SLAM engineer / researcher.

Visual-SLAM is often portrayed as a rather difficult topic - many think good C++ programming skills and deep understanding of mathematics is necessary.

On the other hand, there are not many courses provided for beginners, especially in non-English languages.

I made these charts to share my thoughts and experience on studying Visual-SLAM, and hopefully the beginner learners can get a grasp of where to start from.

Purpose of these Roadmaps

The purpose of these roadmaps is to give you an idea about the general overview of Visual-SLAM, and to guide you if you are confused about where to start from.

Note to Beginners

Acknowledge that SLAM has a relatively high entry barrier - it's not because of the requirement of undertanding difficult mathematics, but the requirement of equipping yourself with various types of skills. Don't feel overwhelmed - you don't need to learn everything if you are just getting started. Instead, enjoy the journey itself and progress topic by topic. The result will be very rewarding.

Beginner

Getting familiar with SLAM

Disclaimer: You don't need to know every single element in this chart to advance to the next level!

Monocular Visual-SLAM

RGB-D Visual-SLAM

Applying Deep Learning

TODO:

Last updated: 2023.01.14

• Stereo SLAM

• VIO / VINS

• Collaborative SLAM

• Visual-LiDAR Fusion

• Event-based vision

• Useful links for learning

🚦 Wrap Up

If you think any of the roadmaps can be improved, please do open a PR with any updates and submit any issues. Also, I will continue to improve this, so you might want to watch/star this repository to revisit.

Also, check out my GitHub and blog :smiley_cat:

🙌 Contribution

The roadmaps are built using Balsamiq. Project file can be found at /project-files directory. To modify any of the roadmaps, open Balsamiq, click Project > Import > Mockup JSON, it will open the roadmap for you, update it, upload and update the images in readme and create a PR.

• Open pull request with improvements
• Discuss ideas in issues
• Spread the word
• Reach out to me directly at hyunggi.chang95[at]gmail.com.

:rocket: Discussion

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License

The class is licensed under the MIT License:

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